How to Setup a UFW Firewall Setup
UFW, or Uncomplicated Firewall, is a simplified firewall management interface that hides the complexity of lower-level packet filtering technologies such as iptables and nftables. If you’re looking to get started securing your network, and you’re not sure which tool to use, UFW may be the right choice for you. This tutorial will show you how to set up a firewall with UFW on your OS.
Debian
11
How To Set Up a Firewall with UFW on Debian 11
By Hazel Virdó, Brian Boucheron, Kathleen Juell, Kong Yang10
How To Set Up a Firewall with UFW on Debian 10
By Hazel Virdó, Brian Boucheron, Kathleen Juell9
How To Set Up a Firewall with UFW on Debian 9
By Hazel Virdó, Brian Boucheron
Ubuntu
16.04
How To Set Up a Firewall with UFW on Ubuntu 16.04
By Hazel Virdó14.04
How To Set Up a Firewall with UFW on Ubuntu 14.04
By Mitchell Anicas
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